Punjab The State Of India, Punjab Tourism, Punjab Tours, Punjab Travels, Punjab Tour Packages, Tourism in Punjab, Punjab Tourism India, Tourism of Punjab, India. Punjab is known for its cuisine, culture and history. Some of the main cities in Punjab are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala.

Punjab is a land hallowed by saints and scarred by battles. Punjab is a state in northwest India. Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab, it is the largest single provider of wheat to India. The word "Punjab" is made up of two Persian words -Panj- and -Aab-. Panj means five and Aab means water.The Punjab was known as land of five rivers because of the five rivers that ran through it. They are Indus, Ravi, Beas, Sutlaj and Ghaggar. Punjab is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the North by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north east by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan.

Punjab's capital is Chandigarh, which is administered separately as a Union Territory since it is also the capital of neighbouring Haryana. Punjab is considered to have the best infrastructure in India. A visitor to Punjab can see the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the sword of Hazrat Ali at Anandpur Sahib, the world's highest straight gravity dam at Bhakra, India’s Steel City – Gobindgarh, and the world‘s biggest grain market at Khanna.

All districts and sub-divisional towns have direct bus services to the state capital, Chandigarh. All villages have bus services linking them with the sub-division and district headquarters towns.

Punjab is divided into three distinct regions on the basis of soil types. Bhangra is one of the many Punjabi musical art forms that is increasingly being listened to in the west and is becoming a mainstream favourite. Punjabi music is being used by western musicians, in many ways. Punjabi wedding traditions and ceremonies are traditionally conducted in Punjabi and are a strong reflection of Punjabi culture. Marriage ceremonies are conducted in Punjabi by Granthi for Sikhs, in Sanskrit by Pandits for Hindus and Jains. There are occasional commonalities in ritual, song, dance, food, dress. The Punjabi wedding has many rituals and ceremonies that have evolved since traditional times.

The regions are:

South-Western Punjab

Central Punjab

Eastern Punjab

Access:

Punjab is easy to reach by road, rail or air. From Delhi, Chandigarh, the state capital is 246 km and Amritsar, the northernmost city of the state is 446 Kms.

Punjab state is divided into 4 subdivisions and 20 administrative districts:-